Funds affiliated with Hellman & Friedman (H&F), a US-based Private Equity firm, have agreed to acquire the entirety of Bain Capital’s interest in Securitas Direct Verisure Group. The acquisition places H&F in a majority shareholder position alongside Company management and creates an optimal platform for continued growth. Securitas Direct
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided GBP21 million in funding in the form of senior term loans and working capital facilities, for Mayfair Equity Partners’ second deal, the acquisition of Europe’s biggest supplier of fishing equipment, Fox International. Stephen White (pictured), who led the funding team at Investec, says
The British Business Bank is to provide a GBP100m facility to Hitachi Capital UK to fund a portfolio of newly originated small business asset finance receivables. The transaction is the first of the British Business Bank’s innovative new ENABLE Funding programme, which aims to increase significantly the supply of leasing
Sell-side mid-market M&A firm Cavendish Corporate Finance has advised on the sale British digital agency Dare to Oliver Group. Founded in 2000 by Mark Collier, the former Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) joint managing director, Dare is one of Britain’s great digital success stories. Established as one of the first digital
Middle market private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) has held the first and final close of its sixth fund (Fund VI) at the hard cap with USD1.8 billion in LP commitments. AIP secured commitments from a globally-diversified investor base comprised of leading endowments, insurance companies, funds of funds, gatekeepers,
There were 230 trade sale exits in Q3 2015, nearly matching the record 231 exits in Q4 2012, with a combined value of USD98.7 billion, the highest quarterly value on record according to figures release by Preqin. This total is expected to increase further as more information comes to light,
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association EVCA today announces that it has changed its name to ‘Invest Europe – The Voice of Private Capital’. Invest Europe is the voice of investors in privately-held companies in Europe. From its roots representing European venture capital, Invest Europe has grown to
ACE Group has launched a bespoke liability insurance solution for private equity and venture capital firms in Hong Kong and Singapore designed with new regulatory requirements, the volatile economic environment and increasingly complex deal structures in mind. The life cycles of private equity/venture capital companies can stretch from a firm
Walmark, a Consumer Healthcare player in Central and Eastern Europe and a portfolio company of Mid Europa Partners, has further expanded its portfolio in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia by acquiring Valosun. Valosun is a Probiotic specialist in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the brand Biopron and holds
IK Investment Partners (“IK”) has received an irrevocable binding offer from Ardian Mid Cap Buyout for the sale of Solina Group (“Solina” or “the Group”), a leading European food solutions provider. On the basis of this offer, IK has entered into exclusive discussions with Ardian Mid Cap and Solina Group
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